Lecture 46. Mendel's Legacy - The Seed of How to do Great Science Flashcards
1
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Experimental method
A
- Assemble a robust experimental system
- Design and perform first experiment, and generate LOTS of quantitative data
- Repeat same experiment with different starting material
- Analyse the collective data, and derive a predictive model
- Devise and execute experiments to test prediction(s)
2
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When does dominance of a phenotype occur?
A
When the first generation offspring exhibit the same phenotype as observed in one of the parents
3
Q
What is the First Law of Inheritance?
A
Heredity is controlled by paired factors or alleles of genes
4
Q
What were the terms coined by William Bateson?
A
Genetics and epistasis
5
Q
What was the first demonstration of applied genetics?
A
1910 release of yellow rust resistant wheat
6
Q
Why do larger organisms have a much greater number of base pairs?
A
Larger organisms are more complex
7
Q
How many base pairs do humans possess?
A
3,300 million bp
8
Q
How many base pairs do mice possess?
A
2,700 million bp
9
Q
How many base pairs does wheat possess?
A
16,000 million bp
